matella

Latin

Etymology

From matula (“pot”) +‎ -la (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /maˈtel.la/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /maˈtel.la/, [mäˈt̪ɛlːä]

Noun

matella f (genitive matellae); first declension

1. (small) pot or vessel for liquids
2. chamberpot

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	matella	matellae
Genitive	matellae	matellārum
Dative	matellae	matellīs
Accusative	matellam	matellās
Ablative	matellā	matellīs
Vocative	matella	matellae

Synonyms

• (chamberpot): matelliō

References

• “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “matella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• matella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.